CVE-2025-43446

MEDIUM | Platform: macOS | Changelog

CVE Details

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

CVSS 3.1 Score

Metric	Value
Base Score	5.5 (MEDIUM)
Vector	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`

Weakness

CWE-59

References

Apple Security Advisory
NVD Entry
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)